IGN Deals

The spotlight deal of this weeks IGN Deals to me is the Astro Gaming A30 Headset. It doesn't come with the mixamp but that isn't a huge deal for most, myself included. I tested the IGN50 discount code and it does work on the Matte Black w/ brass accents and League of Legends tags. This deal will also include free shipping which is roughly another $10 that this will save you. I also tried this code on the 2 other A30 headsets and the discount does not work for them. However, those are on sale as well right now for $80. Check out some of the other deals they currently have going on below (note: clicking picture for "Get Deal" will not work just head to IGN.com) and visit IGN.com for the entire list of deals. 

Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd

Black Friday 2014: Target pages 6-10

I'm BACK with part 2 of Target's Black Friday ad! If you remember yesterday there were some pretty good deals posted. I probably should only talk about pages 6-8 today but I'll stick with the 5 pages like yesterday, you'll see why I say this shortly. Anyways we are off with the first page which just so happens to be the cover picture!

Page 6
1. GoPro Hero3+ $250 includes a $50 Target gift card
2. HP Envy All-in-One wireless printer $60
3. Nikon D3200 Camera bundle $497
4. Beats by Dre Studios wireless headphones $250
5. Casio 61-Key Keyboard $65
6. Hello Kitty Karaoke System $40
The obvious winner for the best deal on this page is the Hello Kitty Karaoke System! 

Page 7
1. GAMES! 50% off, $15 Games, $25 Games, $35 Games plus $60 games with $15 Target gift card.
2. Skylander & Disney Infinite Figures $10
3. Skylander & Disney Infinite Starter Packs $40
Just about everything on this page is worth checking out even the Skylander/Disney Infinite figures. I've that about starting a collection of them and realized I'm broke.

Page 8
1. Xbox 360 Kinect w/ 3 games $180
2. Board Games $10 (Various Titles)
3. Accessories $40 (Xbox, Playstation & Turtle Beach)
4. Nintendo 2DS $100 w/ Yoshi's New Island download
5. Table Top Games $40 (Various Titles)
I'm a sucker for Game Night so we may have to check out those board games for $10. Plus I've been looking to get another Xbox 360 and that's a pretty good deal!

Page 9
1. Fisher-Price Toys $18 (Various Toys)
2. Lego Sets 40% Off (Various Sets)
3. All Leap Frog Learning materials $15
4. Imaginext Transforming R/C Batbot $45
5. Little Tikes Trampoline $39 
One of the Lego sets was a DC Universe Super Heroes set and then another one was Star Wars... those can't be too bad. 

Page 10
1. Monster High Dolls $5
2. Doll Accessory play set $24
3. Barbie Sets $24
4. Various Doo Dahs $10
I'm not even going to comment on this page... Crap, I just realized that saying "I'm not even going to comment on this page" is in fact me leaving a comment which in turn is more exciting then this page.

Ok there you have it! Pages 6-10 what did you think? Like I said I probably should have left out pages 9 and 10 but hey this is a "Kid Friendly" blog! Here are the items that stood out to me. Page 6 has to be the GoPro and Beats Studios. Great deals on both of them! Page 7 might be the only page I get something from this Black Friday. Both the Evil Within and Shadow of Mordor is $25 a piece! Page 8 like I said I love a good game night, however the deal on the Xbox 360 seems fantastic! Page 8... well the Lego set for DC Universe and Star Wars seem pretty legit. Page 9, NO COMMENT.

So what do you think? Find anything that tickles your fancy? Let me know in the comments and don't forget to LIKE THIS POST! Have a great day!!

Black Friday 2014: Target pages 1-5

If you are a tech fan, gaming fan or just a fan of saving money then Black Friday is the event for you! Every year we go out at midnight to catch all the madness and from time to time pick up a few items, mainly a couple of movies or games. We have been Black Friday shopping the past 5-6 years not to get anything in particular but just to watch how crazy people get to save $5 on a 101 piece storage container set by rubbermaid. In this post I'll do my best to break down the pages and what nerdy stuff to look for this year here is an outlook of the first 5 pages!

The cover to this years Black Friday ad pretty much gets us off to a sprinting pace with 5 great DoorBusters! (Cover Photo for this post)
1. 40 inch Element TV $119
2. Beats by Dre Solo HD headphones $97 (please note that these are 1st gen)
3. Blu/Rays & DVD's $10 assorted: 
4. Nikon L330 20.2MP Digital Camera $99
5. Xbox One 500GB $329 w/ Assassin's Creed Unity and Black Flag & includes a $50 Target Gift Card 
I love how they post pretty much the best deals on the cover! Xbox One for just $329 is a heck of a deal by itself but to include 2 games and $50 gift card... Yes Please! I also like the fact that the Beats by Dre Solo HD's are just $97 even tho they are 1st gen headphones. 

Page 2
1. 29 inch Element TV $79
2. 40 inch Vizio TV $219
3. Samsung Bluetooth Soundbar & Sub $88
4. 32 inch Samsung TV $198
5. 40 inch Samsung TV $328
The page for TV's! Not a fan of Element but the deals on the Vizio and Samsung TV's are great. Could use that 40 inch Vizio for my MAN CAVE!

Page 3
1. 48 inch Westinghouse TV $236
2. 55 inch Westinghouse TV $396
3. 50 inch Samsung TV $478 includes $30 Target gift card
4. 60 inch Samsung TV $798
5. Google Chromecast $25
6. Sony wifi BluRay player $49
More TV's! 55 inch Westinghouse for less than $400 dollars? Great deal, although again I'm not a fan of the brand but if you can find a flat screen tv that is less than $100 per 10 inches its hard to beat. 

Page 4
1. RCA 7 inch & 8 inch Tablets $39 & $69
2. Skull Candy Bluetooth Speaker & Ink'd Earbuds 40% Off
Not much impresses me on Page 4... If you're looking for a budget friendly tablet this is the page for you!

Page 5
1. iPad Mini wifi 16GB $249 includes $80 Target gift card
2. iPad Air 2 wifi 16GB $499 includes $140 Target gift card
3. iPhone 6 16GB $179 includes $30 Target gift card
4. iPhone 5s 16GB $79 includes $30 Target gift card
5. iPod Touch 32GB (5th Gen) $249 includes $50 Target gift card
6. Apple TV $89
7. iTunes gift cards Buy One get one 30% Off
I love Apple. I like how Apple never drops the price on its products and how Target makes up for that by giving you gift cards! 

Recapping the first 5 pages to me there were 3 notable items that stuck out to me 2 of which were TV's. On the first page the 40 inch Element TV for $119 and the big one, Xbox One for $329 w/ Assassins Creed Black Flag and Unity with a $50 Target gift card. The next item was the 48 inch Westinghouse TV for just $236 on page 3. I also love page 5 everything Apple makes me happy except for their prices! 

What are your thoughts about the first 5 pages? Do you plan on going out Black Friday shopping? What are you looking to get? Come back tomorrow for a break down of pages 6-10!

Retro Gaming: Pickups

This past weekend was great for adding games to my collection, granted I just started so technically I need just about everything lol. My good friend hooked me up with a bunch of great Retro Games. He wanted to give them to me for free but I couldn't let him do that, once you see these titles you'll see why.

Sega Genesis Games:
Shaq Fu
Comix Zone

Sega Dreamcast Games:
Slave Zero
Crazy Taxi 2
Vigilante 8 2nd Offense
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Capcom vs. SNK

NES Games:
Xevious
Bases Loaded
Base Wars
Jackal
Ghostbusters II
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Double Dragon III
Ninja Gaiden
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Manhattan Project
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Mega Man 4
Kirby's Adventure
Metroid

Again a huge THANK YOU to my best friend BK who hooked me up with these games. I won't lie there were still a ton of games left that hopefully I can rummage through as well!

Below are pictures of all of the games so you can see how great the condition is for each game. Other than some dust they are all minty!